Biomedical

Philip Walker, director of Vanderbilt’s Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, has been elected chair of the National Library of Medicine’s Board of Regents. Walker will serve a one-year term beginning Aug. 4. Read More

On Friday, July 25, 2025, beginning at 9:00 p.m. EDT, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will perform planned maintenance on its data center infrastructure. This upgrade is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the long-term reliability and stability of NLM-hosted services. The maintenance window is expected to last… Read More

Rachel Salvatori, Information and Resource Services Associate at EBL, is the 2025 recipient of the American Library Association’s Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship.  The award is given to an ALA or library support staff member to help finance the pursuit of a master’s degree in library and information studies. The scholarship… Read More

The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center will be closed Friday, July 4th  in observance of Independence Day. The library will re-open Saturday, July 5th at 12:00 PM. To see our full hours visit: https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical/hours/… Read More

If you have participated in any scholarly activity, internally or externally disseminated, please complete our one-minute survey. This survey is an attempt to informally gauge the Eskind Biomedical Library’s impact and involvement with the research activities and output of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Alternate URL for… Read More

The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. The library will re-open Tuesday, May 27th at 7:30 AM. We will also be closed for the upcoming holidays Juneteenth : Thursday June 19th Independence Day: Friday July 4th… Read More

The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center will be closed Thursday, May 8th and Friday, May 9th for a VUSM event. The library will re-open Saturday, May 10th at 12:00 PM. EBL staff will be available through direct email or the ASK BIOMEDICAL form. Read More

The U.K.-based Biochemical Society and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a read-and-publish agreement to support the open sharing of research and knowledge across the molecular biosciences. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced an open access agreement with Springer Nature, a global leader in research publishing. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a read-and-publish pilot agreement with the JAMA Network, a collection of peer-reviewed medical journals published by the American Medical Association. Read More